to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
and; thereupon; because of that
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
what is worse; to make matters worse
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
marshland; wetland; swampland
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
peril; danger; hazard; distress
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
headquarters (on the battlefield); direct retainer of a shogun (Edo period); shogunal vassal; hatamoto
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
travelling for work; taking part in group work; (arch.) practice of government officials taking on a temporary secondary role (Edo period)
(arch.) Japan; the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty